Diabetic cheiroarthropathy

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Diabetic cheiroarthropathy is a cutaneous condition characterized by thickened skin and limited joint mobility of the hands and fingers, leading to flexion contractures, a condition associated with diabetes mellitus.[1]:681 and it is observed in roughly 30% of diabetic patients with longstanding disease.[2]:540 [3] Limited Joint Mobility, or LJM, is a complication of Type 1 Diabetes. It was one of the earliest known complications, first documented in 1974.[4]

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  3. ↑ http://www.medicinetoday.com.au/public/journals/1/c0701Diabetic%20cheiroarthropathy.jpg
  4. ↑ http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/3/658.full


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